The American Business Group lunch on Friday, April 18 will feature a short presentation by film director Alina Marazzi, whose award-winning film “Vogliamo anche le rose” was recently released. The film explores the change brought on by the sexual revolution and the feminist movement in Italy during the 1960’s and 1970’s. Read more or sign up for the lunch at www.AmericanBusinessGroup.org.

ALINA MARAZZI, born in 1964, lives and works in Milano.

She is a documentary film director. Has worked as assistant director for feature films and video art projects. Her critically acclaimed “Un'ora sola ti vorrei” awarded the best Italian documentary prize at the 2002 Torino Film Festival, and received special mentions by the jury at the 2002 Locarno Film Festival and at the international “It's All True” Festival in São Paulo in 2003.

Her last film “Vogliamo anche le rose” -currently playing in cinemas- aims to portray the deep change brought on by the sexual revolution and the feminist movement in Italy during the 1960’s and 1970’s. With this movie, Alina Marazzi creates an analysis of recent history seen from a female point of view including irony, affection, rigor and lightness.

Filmography (documentaries): Per Sempre, 2005 a Cisa Service-RTSI co-production; Un'ora sola ti vorrei, 2002 (55 min.), a Venerdì-RTSI co-production; Il sogno tradito,1999 (46 min.), produced by Camera G&P, for RAI3; Ragazzi dentro,1997 (two 45-min. segments), produced by Camera G&P, for RAI 2; Il Ticino è vicino?, 1995 (46 min); Mediterraneo, il mare industrializzato, 1993, (52 min.); Il declino di Milano, 1992 (52 min.), a Studio Equatore-RTSI co-production.